| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Fluorite |
| Formula: | CaF2 |
| Habit: | Octahedrons |
| Colour: | Colourless, pink, pale green |
| Luminescent properties: | Occasionally pink |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Epidote | 4 |
| Chlorite Group | 1 |
| Calcite | 1 |
| Prehnite | 1 |
| K Feldspar | 1 |
| - var Adularia | 1 |
| Titanite | 1 |
| Clinochlore | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 43530 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:43530:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite |
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| 10.9km (6.8 miles) | ⓘIragna, Lodrino, Riviera, Riviera, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 25.9km (16.1 miles) | ⓘLavorgo, Faido, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 27.7km (17.2 miles) | ⓘSterla Valley, Innerferrera (Calantgil), Ferrera, Viamala Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 32.4km (20.1 miles) | ⓘFrunthorn, Lake Zervreila, Vals Valley, Vals, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 33.1km (20.6 miles) | ⓘTumbler, Soglio, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 35.8km (22.2 miles) | ⓘRetico lake, Campo Blenio, Camadra Valley, Blenio Valley, Blenio, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 36.5km (22.7 miles) | ⓘLake Tremorgio, Fiesso, Prato (Leventina), Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 38.0km (23.6 miles) | ⓘGneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland |
| 40.0km (24.9 miles) | ⓘAlbigna glacier, Albigna Valley, Upper Val Bregaglia, Bregaglia, Maloja Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| 40.6km (25.2 miles) | ⓘStgegia Alp, Val Medel, Medel (Lucmagn), Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland |
| References |
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Armbruster, Th., Stalder, H.A., Gnoss, E., Hofmann, B., and Herwegh, M. (2000) Epitaxy of hedenbergite whiskers on babingtonite in Alpine fissures at Arvigo, Val Calanca, Grisons, Switzerland. Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrografische Mitteilungen, 80(3), 285-290 |
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Gneiss quarries, Arvigo, Calanca, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland